Guest Rick D Posted January 19, 2015 at 02:02 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 at 02:02 AM proper procedure to present a resolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 19, 2015 at 02:34 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 at 02:34 AM "For more important or complex questions, or when greater formality is desired, he presents the motion in the form of a resolution. The usual wording then is, "I move the adoption of the following resolution: 'Resolved, That...'"; or, "I offer the following resolution: 'Resolved, That...'" (For additional information on the proper form for main motions and resolutions, see [section] 10.)" (RONR 11th ed., p. 33, ll. 8-14) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick D Posted January 19, 2015 at 04:22 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 at 04:22 AM Resolution come from an individual member of from a committee? Can a resolution be presented to expend monies from someone from the floor - especially over 500.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 19, 2015 at 05:09 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 at 05:09 AM Well, for openers, a resolution is usually just a more formal or complex motion, usually in written form. A resolution can be presented (or moved) by a member individually or by someone on behalf of a committee. Committees themselves do not present resolutions. Committees make a recommendation which is presented to the assembly, usually by the chairman. The form of making a resolution by an individual member is, "I move the adoption of the following resolution" and then proceeds to state or read the resolution, which usually starts with, "Whereas the club has a surplus of funds in the treasury, and whereas the clubhouse needs painting, be it resolved that the treasurer is hereby authorized to pay up to $100 for paint to be used by the clubhouse committee for painting the clubhouse". If the resolution is being presented on behalf of a committee, it would be worded exactly the same way, but the member (usually the committee chairman), after giving the report of the committee, would say: "On behalf of the Clubhouse committee, I move the adoption of the following resolution. . . ." A motion (or resolution...they are essentially the same thing) from an individual member requires a second. A motion made on behalf of a committee does not need a second since, presumably, at least two people on the committee were in favor of the proposal or it would not have been adopted by the committee. There is no minimum or maximum dollar amount in RONR for motions or resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.